Amtrak

Terrible! You may receive a great ticket fare «if you reserve ahead of time» by calling Amtrak. It is not Amtrak itself that is the priblem, it is the strange people that hang around the premises and ask for money and/​or try to sell you stuff (objects not illegal stuff) for money. There are always Police present so that helps and I’m sure that is what keeps any illegal activity under control. However, there are a lot of homeless people, and many strange people, it isn’t someplace you would want to wait too long for anyone arriving. It is not safe outside at night either, be careful, and look for the Police that are present.

The seats in the station are ok but it’s not a nice place to be. The toilets are not well cleaned and smell bad. The floors were dirty. The train station is not in a pleasant area, as soon as I stepped out in the car park there was a huge poop with a footprint in it! There is nothing to do in the train station nor is it safe to take a quick walk outside while waiting for a train.

I’ve been warned going here, even if it was as simple as transferring from the Amtrak to the bus.
A definite sketchy looking station. So old that I literally just got off the Amtrak, looked straight ahead, & their signs for destinations for buses are printed on paper. I don’t know, maybe that’s for changing the location purposes.
The «Preferred» buses have no wifi & no outlets. The plus is that the bus driver introduced himself & stated our destinations in a timely manner. However, the Amtrak came to Stockton 10 minutes late & the bus left almost 30 minutes later.
As for everyone’s reviews with homeless people, YES! I made sure I came across no one besides a girl who looked my age & complimented my outfit & the bus driver. There is an area outside of the «Bus Zone Only» full of tents. It’s like a homeless village behind it. Trash everywhere.
I thought the station near home was bad, but this station is a straight up no safe zone. Move fast, never leave your belongings, keep an eagle’s eye on your surroundings, don’t talk to strangers, & don’t bother looking cute in this area.

Two stars only because this location is not what I would call very welcoming to Stockton. It’s rough neighborhood, and all I can say is that it really is not Amtrak’s fault for the way the station looks. It is old, and has been through allot as most of the town has been. But like most of my reviews, there are some good, some bad to most places.
The Good
The staff without a question is the bravest souls to be working there around the clock. They have to be tough and nice all at once, please don’t think that the Staff is being rude to you, they see allot of rude and ungrateful people every day, they are not used to seeing our meeting nice people.
The Bad
The location is maybe the worst part of this place, with it stuck on the wrong end of town, it’s not rare to see or hear gunfire in this neighborhood. Not allot of security or police at this location. So all I can tell you is that if your traveling or know someone who is, tell them to be careful.

I don’t know how to describe this station’s location. Each time I visit the area surrounding it seems to be falling apart more and more. Piles of trash that has been left on the sides of the road, tall grass littered with plastic bags and other wind blow garbage, partial tents that still stand after the bulldozers cleared out the underpass homeless living community, emptied buildings left falling apart. Not the place I would want my wife to be at night

This isn’t the best place in Stockton. It’s located in an area where there’s a lot of drugs and crime. As soon as I got out of the station, there was a homeless person asking me for money. The same thing happened the last time I rode the Amtrak. As a Stocktonian, I have learned not to approach this area unless it’s absolutely necessary.
The station itself is very old. It looks like something that you would see in the 1930s. I guess this can be a good or back thing depending on the individual.
A word of advise would be to just becareful and mindful of your surroundings here. Don’t enter the train loading zone by yourself because that makes you an easy victim.

A pretty scary place to be at, especially at night when the station closes. Back in highschool i used to take this train every weekend to travel to merced. I got to know most of the staff there. They are friendly people. Ive learned that its best to not get into any problems there and to not cause any. Im used to that area and best tip is to not travel alone.

This Amtrak station is in South Stockton, and although the staff is friendly, this is a rough looking train station, I am happy to report I spent no more than 10 minutes and that’s with coming and going haha.
But this was my stop, I enjoyed the ride, I didn’t get hit up by the crack hoe or pimps outside, so all in all it was a good day.
Just try not to loiter, make sure your ride to pick you up is there when you arrive, but not too early so they don’t get harassed outside and get dropped off close to the time your train will arrive. Just be safe and watch your surroundings.

I was stranded in Lodi for an hr from Stockton because a tire was flat on the bus which delayed my trip even longer. You guys should check that in the beginning so situations like this won’t ever happen. You guys have horrible service and negligence of your buses. I would ask for a gift certificate or a refund but I will NEVER take amtrak ever again. Get your shit together Amtrak!!!

Horrible. Over two hour delay. Paid an arm and a leg to be stuck on a train that reeked of BO, booze and trash, greasy and dirty trays, and loud passengers and conductors. Better off taking a Greyhound Bus or even walking, for that matter. RIDICULOUS.

One word. Creepy.
So many shady people here, I just wanted to get out asap especially because I am a girl traveling alone. Ugh. Just be aware of your surroundings and stay around the station. It’s better than wandering off and trying to explore, even though there is nothing interesting to see.

RUN FAAAAAR FAAAAR AWAY, and RUN FAST! This train station is so awful, and is one of the reasons why I refuse to take Amtrak ever again.
This Amtrak station is literally in the ghetto — South Stockton. Everything around it is completely run down and old. There are homeless people everywhere almost loitering around the train station, and more than once they have come up to my car/​my ride’s car and asked for money while we were getting into/​out of the car or sitting in the lot waiting. I used to take Amtrak a lot during my freshman year of college at UOP and I felt SO uncomfortable being here by myself as a young girl. I would rather wait inside the building than sit/​stand outside on the benches. If somebody is picking you up, it’s better to have them get there before you get to the train station so that you don’t have to wait for long. And if you’re a girl, have a guy pick you up rather than a girl. I never wanted to be at this train station longer than I needed to. You ESPECIALLY don’t want to be here at night when it’s dark and your senses aren’t as strong as they could be during the day time.
The building itself is EXTREMELY run down and looks so dirty. I just want to bathe myself in hand sanitizer after being at this location. It has an old train station look/​architecture which makes me think it looked nice once back in the day… but it definitely needs to be completely torn down and redone.
I’ve also been significantly delayed at this train station. I’ve waited anywhere from 5 – 30 minutes longer because of delayed train stations. All I wanted to do was get outta there ASAP!
I would recommend taking the ACE train station (also located in Stockton, about a 5 – 10 minute drive away) if you can. That train station was recently built and is much nicer. Location is unfortunately about the same — ghetto and not a place you want to be at for a long time, but it is much more visually appealing of a station than this one is. Unfortunately this Amtrak station has more trains going out of it as the ACE seems to be more of a commuter train than long-​distance, but if you can, I’d suggest taking the ACE.

This place scares me. Too many homeless people asking for money and threatening people if you don’t give them money. Kind of crazy. The station itself is old. The area around looks old and abandoned.
Could be better. I think maybe they should modernize the place a bit and it’ll be much better. Add some more security too. And put more seats for people to sit as they wait for their train.

So I finally got on a train at this station and yeah… It’s still dirty and still old so I’d say my first impression was right.
It’s also really small for the volume of people that come in and out of here.

I hadn’t been planning on a trip on Amtrak anytime soon, but after my car broke down in Bakersfield, I found it necessary to help me get out of dodge, er Bakersfield and back home by Thanksgiving without spending a whole lot more on a one way car rental (plus gas).
A one way (non discounted) adult ticket was $ 81 from Bakersfield to Fremont on the San Joaquin.
For transportation that is older than the automobile, I have to commend Amtrak for integrating 21^st century tech into train travel.
After easily making a reservation (buying my ticket) on
, they gave me a couple of options for picking up my boarding ticket: Either stand in line and get my tickets printed from the ticket agent or using an in station kiosk (appropriately named Quik-​Trak) set up for purchasing or picking up tickets. As I was cutting it short getting to the station to catch my train, standing in a line for an agent was out of the question and the kiosk (with no line whatsoever) was a no-​brainer. Picking up my tickets as simple as scanning a barcode that was sent to my e-​mail that I could pull up on my smart phone.
Tickets printed, I boarded the train, put my luggage in the luggage storage and found a open seat. Next to your seat a electrical outlet is provided so you can charge your phone, laptop, anything that needs to be plugged in.
Faced with a 5+ hour trip and without a book, Amtrak now provides free wi-​fi on their trains
and helped me pass the time while I surfed the interwebs.
There is a downside to train travel, up to and including travel delays and this trip made sure to include some. We were delayed for a good 30 – 40 minutes as we needed to stop because of a stalled vehicle on the tracks ahead. After that bump in the tracks, the rest of the trip went smoothly.
As most of my travel is usually by car, I probably won’t be using Amtrak that often, but when it is necessary, I know Amtrak will be there to get me where I need to go.

No complaints, other than it’s hard to catch a cab from there.

when you want to go to the bay do it on Amtrak … for the most part the trains are on time but when they run late … they run late … the train is modern updated … good seating towards the front since most people jam the middle sectin

Ok, so they can’t help the location, get over it or go to the Ace station (which is nicer but in a prostitute infested area). Jeez people can be so… well nvm. Anyway, the station is ok… its just a place to wait to get to another place and I don’t notice it unless there is a delay.
Now on the train, what annoys me to no end is the people that sit in the table booths for four and put their legs and bags everywhere… seriously?
Otherwise awesome way to travel.

Had to take the bus from home to Stockton to catch a train headed south– Jesus Hubert Christ I wish I would have taken the earlier train straight through! (no connections) Stockton Amtrak station looks as bad as it did a decade ago… What a shame. I’m certainly happy I didn’t decided to travel at night. Coming into the station feels like entering the set of a creepy mystery murder movie. Like, bad things were just waiting to happen around the corners… My advice? Have a cab/​your bride waiting before you pull in.

I wish I could give my hometown Amtrak station a better rating.
It gets such a low rating for two main reasons:
1. Location
2. Station condition
First off the station is down on San Joaquin Street… like South of downtown. Really, I would say its not the best neighborhood but thats even being too nice. I hesitate to get out of my car even at the 76 station down the street. I would in no way want to hang out here waiting outside the station for anyone.
The station inside mirrors the surrounding neighborhood. It seems like it must have been a really nice station years ago but maybe because of cutbacks and other factors its really run down now. Typical Amtrak station with only a few employees who are overworked and prob underpaid.
There are actually two different Amtrak stations in Stockton within a couple miles of each other… this one and the ACE train station. I prefer to use the ACE station since its geared for commuters and was built recently… its still not in the best part of town but anything is in a better location than this station.